Panfokrom Women's Institute celebrates Golden Jubilee

Gomoa Panfokrom (CR), Jan. 28, GNA - The age-old administrative block
of the Panfokrom Women's Training Institute in the Central Region, is
to be rehabilitated at the cost of 1.1 billion cedis.
The project had already been awarded on contract and work is
expected to commence soon.
These were contained in a speech read on behalf of the
Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, by the Central Regional Minister,
Nana Ato Arthur at a ceremony to commemorate the Golden Jubilee
Anniversary of the institute at the Gomoa Panfokrom on Saturday.
Alhaji Aliu said that government would provide the institute with
new and durable school bus before March 6, this year to enable the
institute to celebrate Ghana's 50th anniversary in a fitting manner.
He announced government plans to make the institute one of the
best to enable it to fulfil its obligation as a key women's training
centre to enable more girls to acquire skills and knowledge that would
make them dependable and highly responsible family and nation
builders.
Alhaji Aliu assured the management of the institute that the
roads linking Panfokrom-Awonbrew and Panfokrom-Gomoa Potsin will also
be rehabilitated.
Alhaji Aliu praised Management, Board of Directors and the Parent
Teacher Association (PTA) of the institute for the excellent
performance in recent years, assuring them of continued government
support and determination to encourage them to do more to facelift the
institution.
Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister of Local Government, Rural
Development and Environment, in a message read on his behalf by his
deputy, Mr. Abraham Odoom also assured the management and all those
who are contributing to the effective running of the institute of his
ministry's preparedness to help them resolve infrastructure, staffing
and other challenges confronting the institute.
Miss Joyce Aidoo, Gomoa District Chief Executive, announced that
the District Assembly had already assisted the institute to complete
its abandoned dormitories at the cost of 500 million cedis and pledged
the assembly's support for systematic development of the institute.
In a welcoming address, the headmistress of the institute, Mrs
Rebecca Ampah-Korsah enumerated the various challenges facing the
institute and appealed to the government to device means of addressing
them.
Among the most pressing challenges were lack of teachers
bungalows, rehabilitation of the administration block, provision of
kitchen structures, lack of transport and rehabilitation of roads
linking the school and surrounding communities.
In attendance were District Chief Executives for Agona and Ewutu
Effutu Senya, Members of Parliament for Gomoa East and West, Paramount
Chief of Gomoa Ajumako, Gomoa Akyempim and the Effutu traditional
areas.
28 Jan.